Coloring Inside the Lines
When Eric Prokesh bought his 1930s house, he considered expanding its apartment-size kitchen into the adjacent breakfast room. But the Dallas designer also wanted an additional bathroom and closets, so he sacrificed the eating area for that instead. But it didn't prevent him from finding a little more space for his modern, colorful design. By taking in a back stairwell, Prokesh gained room for a pantry and laundry room. He then gutted the 200-square-foot kitchen. "The cabinets were so low that you couldn't even squeeze a coffeemaker on the counter under them," he says.
And while Prokesh could have sunk a lot of money into the small space (see: Smart Design in Small Spaces), he opted instead to invest in stylish finishes and cut costs elsewhere. He chose inexpensive cabinets with cherry doors and painted them gloss red. For countertops, he chose a Bisazza solid surface made of bits of glass rather than more expensive granite ones. Stainless-steel appliances and a glass subway-tile backsplash won out over expensive cabinetry trim.
Looking back at the results, he says, "I'm pretty happy with it all."
RESOURCES: Jill Sharp Brinson, Jill Sharp Style, jill@jillsharpstyle.com; halogen lamps from Ann Morris Antiques; porcelain scullery sink from Olde Good Things, 888/551-7333, www.oldegood things.com; dimensional subway tile from Home Depot Expo, 800/553-3199, www.expo.com; Patrick Dunne, 504/528-9620, www.lucullusantiques.com; 19th-century manor house pastry table from Lucullus, 504/528-9620; Cluny range by Lacanche through Art Culinaire, 800/570-2433, www.frenchranges.com; Eric Prokesh, Eric Prokesh & Associates, 214/520-0946, www.ericprokesh.com; Logos countertops by Bisazza, 212/334-7130, www.bisazza.it; backsplash from the Metro collection by Ann Sacks, 800/278-8453, www.annsacks.com; Moda faucet by Cucina, 800/441-4426, www.mycucina.com.
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